The saints dignity and duty· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardness. /…The saints dignitie and dutie· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardnesse. /…

In the second place as it serveth to show the love of Christ, so it serveth for a great matter and ground of assurance and consolation to you, that are believers, of having all from Christ whatsoever you stand in need of, for he hath given himself for you, and will he not give you all things else? What is it that your souls want? Do you desire Christ? you shall certainly have Christ, he that hath given himself for thee, will he not give himself to thee? If we shall see a man giving of himself to death for a woman, shall we question whether that man will give himself as a husband to the woman? No certainly. So when thou seest already that Christ hath given himself for thee, doest thou think Christ will not give himself to thee? when he gave himself for thee, he abased himself; when he giveth himself to thee, he exalteth himself: When he gave himself for thee, he was below his condition, when he giveth himself to thee, he ⟨p. 19⟩reserveth his condition; for he giveth himself to be thy God and thy King, to be above thee, to command thee, therefore he that hath done the greater, will certainly do the lesser. And if Christ will give himself to thee, what else is there that thou wantest that Christ will not give thee? What Saint Paul saith in regard of God the Father, that may I speak in regard of God the Son, Rom. 8.32. He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him freely give us all things? So do I say, to all you that are believers, he that spared not himself, but gave himself for you, how much more shall he freely with himself give you all things? Do you want the Spirit of Christ? He that hath given himself for you, will much more give his Spirit to you: It is more for Christ to give himself to you; then for Christ to give his Spirit to you; the Spirit is the Spirit of Christ, and he that hath given himself must needs give whatsoever he hath together with himself: The Spirit is but one of his Privileges, and his Jewels, I mean the sanctifying operations of the Spirit. If a man have given himself to a woman, will he not give her his name, his honour, his wealth, will he not give her all that he hath? Even so consider it, and apply it for your comfort and assurance, he that hath given himself for you, will he not give you all that he hath?

In the second place as it serveth to shew the love of Christ, so it serveth for a great matter and ground of assurance and consolation to you, that are beleevers, of having all from Christ whatsoever you stand in need of, for he hath given himself for you, and will he not give you all things else? What is it that your souls want? Do you desire Christ? you shall certainly have Christ, he that hath given himself for thee, will he not give himself to thee? If we shall see a man giving of himself to death for a woman, shall we question whether that man will give himself as a husband to the woman? No certainly. So when thou seest alreadie that Christ hath given himself for thee, doest thou think Christ will not give himself to thee? when he gave himself for thee, he abased himself; when he giveth himself to thee, he exalteth himself: When he gave himself for thee, he was below his condition, when he giveth himself to thee, hee